Literature Fellowships

Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation). 

We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.

Name Year Type Language
Diane Ackerman 1986 Creative Writing
Stephen Benson 1990 Creative Writing
Patrick Holian 2025 Creative Writing
Richard France 1973 Creative Writing
Sherry Rind 1986 Creative Writing
Judith Kitchen 1991 Creative Writing
Marilyn Hacker 1974 Creative Writing
Laurel Blossom 1987 Creative Writing
Barbara Brody 1992 Creative Writing
Hollis Summers 1975 Creative Writing
Robert Gregory 1992 Creative Writing
Christine Zawadiwsky 1976 Creative Writing
Marly Swick 1988 Creative Writing
Karen Salyer McElmurray 1993 Creative Writing
Rafael Zepeda 1993 Creative Writing
Joseph Monninger 1994 Creative Writing
Alice Elliott Dark 1995 Creative Writing
Reginald Shepherd 1995 Creative Writing
Stuart Dischell 1996 Creative Writing
Martha McPhee 1998 Creative Writing